MILAN

Minutes of School Board Meeting

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 9:00 p.m.

Milan Village School, 11 Bridge Street, Milan, NH 03588-9702

Phone 603 466.3632 Fax 603.466.3870 Web http://schools.ncia.net/milanvs

Left to la Milan Members Present Sarah Sarette, Principal Milan Village School Andrew Mullins, School Board Chairman Jacqueline Quintal, School Board Member Patricia Shute, School Board Member

From left to right: Pauline, Sarah, Patrick, Jackie, Tricia, Andy

Others Present: Patrick Low, Superintendent SAU20 Pauline Plourde, Business Administrator SAU20 Malcolm Shute, Minute Taker

Agenda Item No./Subject:

I. Call to Order

Andrew Mullins called the meeting to order at 8:55 p.m.

II. Approval of Minutes

January 4, 2005 Regular Meeting Minutes; January 7, 2005 Regular Meeting Minutes;

January 14, 2005 Regular Meeting Minutes; January 27, 2005 Regular Meeting Minutes.

Several editorial and typographical errors were noted for the January 4^th & January 14^th minutes. Pauline Plourde will take care of correcting these in the approved minutes.

Motion by Jacqueline Quintal, seconded by Patricia Shute.

Motion: To approve the minutes of January 4, 2005 with changes as noted;

January 7, 2005; January 14, 2005 with changes as noted; and January 27, 2005.

Vote: All in favor. Motion passed.

III. Public Comments

None.

IV. Communications/Written

None

V. Communications-Visiting Staff

None.

VI. Principal’s Report

A. PBIS-related problems

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Some teacher problems with several 5^th and 6^th grade students were reported as a result of teachers writing-up too many students. Disrespect between students and teachers and among teachers will be addressed tomorrow (Wednesday Feb.9, 2005) with the two

psychologists and teachers. A staff training session will be held on March 2, 2005 for the psychologists to visit with all students.

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B. School Carnival

· An obstacle course will be included this year.

· It was noted that several teachers refused to take part in the carnival, which reflected a poor attitude.

C. PTO Problems

· Two members walked out of the last meeting.

· Some very strong personalities are hindering progress.

VII. Superintendent's Report

A. Year-to-date Financials

Reported earlier in 7:30 p.m. budget presentation to Milan residents.

B. MAPS (Measured Academic Progress) Update

Not discussed.

C. Technology Opportunity

A free, Open Source Library System software package is available which may be used to link several town and school libraries together to facilitate searching for specific books or documents.   It is called KOHA and is from New Zealand.  Tech Services will look into finding a demo version and will also find out if the Milan library can start on their installation soon, rather than having to  wait for other school districts. For more information, visit http://www.koha.org/about/.

D. Building Renovation Update

Not discussed.

E. Other

· Principal Sarette has been called for Grand Jury duty in March.

· The State of NH Commission on Education gave conditional approval to the Milan Village School. Nine items were listed that need to be addressed in order to receive full approval before the June 30th DOE deadline.

· A meeting will be scheduled with the school staff to discuss PBIS-related concerns.

VIII. Authorized Regional Enrollment Agreement (AREA) Agreements

Not discussed.

IX. Policy Development

Additional language is to be added to the Student Handbook, as described in the minutes for last month's school board meeting, were passed out for review and acceptance at the next

school board meeting.

"Bus stops in the Milan School District (pick-up and drop-off sites) servicing two or more students will be considered an extension of our school campus; therefore, for health and safety reasons, all school rules will apply. Milan Village School cannot be responsible for monitoring such bus stops but will necessarily follow-up on all reports of any inappropriate student/constituent conduct. Sadly, on occasion, you have adult behavior which is inappropriate at bus stops."

X. Non-Public Session

The meeting enter non-public session under RSA 91-A:3III.A The session began at

10:10 PM

XI. Other

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· The Principal passed out bound copies of a report on the percentage of time students spent on the core subjects to all members of the school board. A bound copy along with a CD of the material was given to the Superintendent for possible posting on the SAU-20 website.

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· A draft, which describes the fringe benefits for part time and support personnel was distributed for comment and acceptance at the next school board meeting.

· The current version of the fringe benefits document for full time faculty was also distributed.

· A discussion was held on how to determine support personnel benefits. If it is for those who work five days per week, perhaps those who work less should have pro-rated benefits. The school board will review and comment on the fringe benefits draft with this in mind.

· The fringe benefits document for full-time faculty may need to be finalized before the end of March in order to include it with contract offers to teachers.

XII. Next Meeting

Regular Milan School Board Meeting: Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 8:00 a.m. at Milan Village School..

XIII. Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 10:39 PM.